DRDO test fires indigenous inertially-guided bomb

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired an indigenously-developed 500 kg inertially-guided bomb at Pokhran test firing range in Rajasthan. The bomb hit its target at 30 km with high precision after it was released from Su-30 MKI Aircraft. The test comes after DRDO recently successfully conducted flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from a test range in Odisha.

Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)

It is India's premier organization for research related to country’s defence technology. It is under administrative control if Ministry of Defence.

It is largest and most diverse research organization in India. It was established in 1958 and it is headquartered New Delhi.

Motto: "Strength's Origin is in Science".

Network: It has network of 52 laboratories engaged in developing defence technologies covering various fields, like aeronautics, armaments, electronics, land combat engineering, life sciences, materials, missiles, and naval systems etc.

Functions: It is charged with defence research and development. It also advises government on scientific aspects of military equipment and equipment, research, design and development plans.

Major Projects: It has undertaken several major projects for development of missiles, armaments, light combat aircrafts, radars, electronic warfare systems etc.

Achievements: It has indigenously developed many advanced defense systems. It has acquired expertise in a broad spectrum of defense technologies.